Ariana
Franklin is the pseudonym of a well-known writer of historical
fiction. She lives in the UK with her husband, the film
critic and broadcaster Barry Norman.
Ariana’s first novel, City of Shadows,
was a Booksense pick in Fall 2006.
"City of Shadows has all of the elements
of a good historical tale ---- drama, action, duplicity, and
secrets. Literate, ambitious, and adventurous. Crowded with detail
and depth..."
Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling
author of The Templar Legacy
"Sometimes a novel keeps you pinned to your
chair, and the characters stay with you long afterward. Ariana
Franklin gives a new, exciting face to one of the darkest secrets
of the early Twentieth Century."
Charles Todd bestselling author of
the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries
Ariana’s second book, The Mistress
of the Art of Death, described as “Kathy Reichs
in the 12th Century”, was a sensation at the 2005 Frankfurt
Book Fair where multiple territories were sold. UK rights on this
and the next book were pre-empted by Francesca Liversidge at Transworld
Publishing, which set off bidding wars all over Europe.
Ariana
Franklin is the pseudonym of a well-known writer of historical
fiction. She lives in the UK with her husband, the film
critic and broadcaster Barry Norman.
Ariana’s second book, The Mistress
of the Art of Death, described as “Kathy Reichs
in the 12th Century”, was a sensation at the 2005 Frankfurt
Book Fair where multiple territories were sold. UK rights on this
and the next book were pre-empted by Francesca Liversidge at Transworld
Publishing, which set off bidding wars all over Europe.